Monday, March 30, 2009

No Smoking AshTray

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Take your smoking ban anger out on this ashtray, as you stub your flaming cigarette into the belly of this steel, no smoking sign which has been hammered into an ashtray. It's like a tiny victory for all those who freeze their tits off for a smoke while their friends enjoy a cosy pint. Or, y'know, it could subliminally force you to quit smoking, which is never a bad thing. Source

The Key Bottleopener

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A modern design classic in it's own lifetime! The coolest bottle opener that could ever adorn your key chain, forget Homer Simpson key-rings or even those shark things. If you really want to impress your mates when you are drinking al fresco watch their amazed faces as you open your beer with ease and your keys! It looks exactly like a standard door key but the action end is a bottle opener that will never leave your side (as long as you don't loose your keys!). Source

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Inventor designs raindrop MP3 projector

An inventor has designed a wacky MP3 player that does away with a traditional LCD screen in favour of a projection system.

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The Music Drop player, so named because of its raindrop shape, casts track names, artist details and play progress onto surrounding surfaces, from walls and to palms. Oddly, the text’s projected in a spiral shape – which will surely make it hard to read.

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Chinese designer Gowoon Jeong said he ditched a traditional LCD screen to help keep the Music Drop’s size down and to make it easier for people to see music information. He also claimed that the projection method gives... ahem... an “unexpected pleasure”.

The MP3 player has iPod-style buttons for skipping through tracks, rewinding and fast-forwarding. It looks like tracks are loaded onto the device through a micro USB connection, with the player suspended around your neck. Source: RegHardware

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